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The Oregon Department of Corrections regularly fails women in custody, according to a new report commissioned by lawmakers that also found “an immediate need for the state” to “invest in the women and staff” at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Oregon’s lone prison for women.
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A former nurse at the Oregon Department of Corrections is set to go to trial on Monday in Portland. The U.S. Department of Justice has charged the man with violating the constitutional rights of numerous women while they were incarcerated.
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A federal magistrate has ordered that former Oregon Gov. Kate Brown can be deposed in a class-action lawsuit, specifically regarding her role in how the state responded to the coronavirus pandemic inside its prisons. The litigation, first filed in April 2020, represents a massive financial liability for the state.
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Excluded from the program since 1994, Oregon adults in custody will soon have the opportunity to apply for a Pell Grant and receive affordable in-prison education.
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People recently released from Oregon prisons have a risk for opioid overdose that is ten times greater than the general public. That’s according to a new study led by a scientist at Oregon State University.
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In her final weeks in office, Gov. Kate Brown is commuting the sentences of those on death row and dismantling the state execution chamber in an effort to effectively end capital punishment in Oregon.
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Proponents say the measure is a statement of values. Some in law enforcement oppose it because they worry it would affect jail and prison work programs.
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A bill to require hospitals and prisons in Oregon to provide a vegan option at every mealtime will not be moving forward this legislative session. Most…
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At least four Oregon prison inmates are suspected to have died since Saturday from COVID-19.Three of the inmates were at the Two Rivers Correctional…
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Leaders at the Oregon Department of Corrections said Wednesday the spike in positive cases of COVID-19 outside its prisons poses an obstacle to resuming in-person visits between families and inmates.